Amazon Software Development Engineer interview questions
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Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Tampa, FL) in Sep 2019
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Applied online and took the skills test and now waiting on my results. After I applied online it took them around 20 days to get back to me and send me an aptitude test
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2019
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I received OA about two weeks after submitting my application. There are three OAs in total. Then I got a OA pass email within a week and after two weeks I got interview invitation.
The interview process included 3 online challenges (have to get through each one to get onto the next) and if selected through that process then virtual interview consisting of 3 back-to-back interviews.
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What were some of the challenges you faced in your last internship/job?